Thread by @GaryPayinda

There is virtually no comparing the harms of tobacco/cigarette smoking and vaping.
Cigarettes are a one-way trip into a world of emphysema, heart disease, stroke and cancer.
I treat these conditions every day.

That we allow corporations to profit off this is repulsive.

At the same time we have a teen vaping explosion.

It's an 'adult only' product but of course that's just fiction.

Youth, especially teenagers (and even younger), are a vast and avid market for one of the fastest growing business sectors in New Zealand: vape sales.

If you spend any time around kids, you will have a stunning exposure to the extent of nicotine addiction in teenagers.
The growth of nicotine vapes marketed to kids (and used by them), is the #BusinessOpportunity of the decade.

So what would I like to see regarding #vapes and kids?
Unannounced, frequent, and recurring screening using underage buyers:

The first violation (illegally) selling vapes to kids, the shop gets a $10,000 fine.
The second time it occurs they get shut down permanently.

But also...Heavily subsidized (or free) vapes for anybody trying to decrease or stop a tobacco addiction.

And of course free primary care GP access, and free addiction treatment and counseling.